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Old material, new purpose
The Bible contains many parallels to texts excavated across the ancient Near East. What sets it apart is how that material was reframed for a new kind of political community.
Same genres, different mission.
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Excavated texts are mostly palace and temple productions. Even if archaeologists had dug up the biblical writings instead of inheriting them, they would still stand out.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 8–9
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